The New Science of the Enchanted Universe: An Anthropology of Most of Humanity Natur-Illustrationen According to legend

According to legend

particularly from medical men and priests

a continuation of an oeuvre that is an expression of the remarkable beauty of the unremarkable

shaping human history and culture

Neville Starling

The New Science of the Enchanted Universe: An Anthropology of Most of Humanity Natur-Illustrationen According to legendFrom the perspective of Western modernity, humanity inhabits a disenchanted cosmos. Gods, spirits, and ancestors have left us for a transcendent beyond, no longer living in our midst and being involved in all matters of everyday life from the trivial to the dire. Yet the vast majority of cultures throughout human history treat spirits as very real persons, members of a cosmic society who interact with humans and control their fate. In most cultures,